Eastern Time
Harry Narang is a SAFe® Practice Consultant, Agile Coach, and author from Toronto, Canada who has led over 30 successful SAFe enterprise transformations in the public and private sectors. He is known as one of the world's top SAFe Practitioners and Trainers and has empowered over 30,000 corporate professionals worldwide as a Subject Matter Expert and Business Skills Trainer. He specializes in Lean-Agile, Portfolio Leadership, Change Management, and Keynote Speaking and was recognized by Toastmasters International as one of North America's top 9 speakers and trainers in 2017. His goal is to help people and organizations achieve breakthrough results in businesses.
SAFe® Practice Consultant, coach, and author from Toronto who has led 30+ enterprise SAFe transformations and trained 30,000+ professionals in Lean-Agile and portfolio leadership.
This course was wonderful and Harry is an excellent instructor. I currently work on a scaled project and was constantly finding tips to leverage in my work both from the content and from Harry's instruction and examples. I can't recommend him and this course highly enough!
Monet DuvalAfter reading profiles and reviews of a number of LPM trainers, I knew I wanted to take Harry's class, and I'm glad that I did. Harry does a great job making the LPM training relevant to each individual in the class. He engages everyone and does what is needed to ensure that everyone understands the concepts. His support outside the class is also incredibly valuable--sending pre-reads, examples, case studies, and templates that can be used in real life. I definitely recommend taking the LPM course with Harry if you get the chance!
Elyse MI attended the "Leading SAFe" course offered by Skillbook this past weekend and while I was not excited to spend my weekend in front of the computer I signed up. I must admit that the course far exceeded my expectations! Harry Narang and Jim were EXCELLENT instructors. The class was interesting, informative, and fun. I loved the group exercises and examples. Harry knows how to keep the participants engaged and took the extra time to answer specific questions. I will definitely take more classes that he is leading!
Teresa WilliamsI took the SAFe for Arch Certification Workshop with Harry Narang as the trainer. It was an informative and creative training session. Harry shared his real world experiences and made it rich and lively. He helped us put on our thinking hats , come up with ideas, made us realize our pain points & our areas of improvement. Thanks Harry!
SuniThis is one of the best classes (SAFe Agilist) I have attended in recent times!! Harry did exceptionally well by relating real life examples to explain every concept and definition. He was very engaging, explained all topics in great detail and shared his personal SAFe implementation experience which added lots of value to the course. I'm looking forward to enhancing my SAFe skills by taking more courses from him!
Bhuvana Ramanan
Eastern Time
With nearly 20 years of experience spanning engineering, product, and agile leadership roles, Daniel Chow is passionate about building resilient teams, scaling product delivery, and fostering cultures that thrive. His mission is to help individuals and organizations unlock sustainable performance without compromising well-being. Daniel is also the co-founder of a software company where he explores the intersection of AI, product design, and human-centered experiences, leveraging his full-stack development skills to bring ideas to life. Beyond his professional work, he gives back to the community as a volunteer organizer for Calgary Agile, volunteer lead at Ronald McDonald's House Charities, and as a martial arts instructor focused on youth empowerment.
Agile leader with nearly 20 years across engineering, product, and coaching. Focuses on building resilient teams and sustainable delivery, and co-founded a software company exploring AI and human-centered design.
Daniel made the training super enjoyable and taught it in a way that really stuck. Earned my certification just a few days after our class.
Jessica KingMy course with Daniel at Skillbook was really great and I can very much recommend everybody that's interested in SAFe to participate in any of his courses.
Christian AnderssonRecently I did my SAFe Agilist training through Skillbook and found them really professional. I received an appropriate amount of communication before the training and all the material was shared a week before to give enough time to read the pre-training material. I would highly recommend them for SAFe Agilist training.
Ayush AggarwalJoin for the increase of knowledge, stay for teamwork and collaboration, leave behind great memories with your cohort! Thank you, for facilitating a great workshop, engaging so vibrantly with our team, and leaving us with lots to think about and work with in the realm of product management and agile methodologies.
Christiane Marie Canillo
Eastern Time
Cathy is a highly experienced Certified Scrum Trainer®, Scrum Practitioner and Agile Coach from California, USA. With 20+ years of expertise, she excels in guiding organizations to embrace Agile and Scrum principles for tackling people, product, and leadership challenges. Cathy prioritizes strong team bonds and leadership qualities for true Agile excellence, guiding teams and managers to self-organize. Her expertise in Agile Project Management, Software Implementation, team building, and coaching Agile Teams makes her an invaluable asset in driving successful transformations and achieving quality-driven results.
Certified Scrum Trainer® and Agile coach from California with 20+ years of expertise. Helps teams and leaders self-organize and apply Agile and Scrum for quality-driven results.
Cathy Simpson was great and provided lots of real life scenarios to help with the understanding. I will definitely be back here for future certification needs
Kinnar ShingadaCathy is an excellent trainer and provided me with a tremendous amount of knowledge and value during the CSM training course that will greatly benefit my professional career. Plus, I passed my exam on the first attempt. Thank you, Cathy!
Heinrich Kruse DrummerCathy Simpson is a wonderful instructor. I took her Certified Scrum Master Class. Her class is engaging, I especially enjoyed Sprint Planning using Miro.
Maria JacobGreat class! Cathy gave a wonderful presentation on the Scrum Master role. I learned a lot and hope to go back and share it with my team. Thanks Cathy!
Brooklyn EspindolaSince I am new in this Product Owner space I have a lot of things to catch up with. The way Cathy formulated the content and sequence of training is a fun experience! Thank you Cathy!
Putu Prasetya
Eastern Time
Eric Tucker is a highly resourceful Agile Coach and a Certified Scrum Trainer. Eric is well-equipped to guide individuals and teams through the complexities of Agile, with over 25 years of experience in the software industry and over 20 years of experience in Agile. Eric is passionate about training teams and individuals to foster agility and achieve their goals. Eric stands by the notion of learning by doing. He ensures that his sessions are hands-on and enjoyable while being educative and impactful. He practices servant leadership and has successfully led various organizations to utilize their full potential and strive beyond expectations.
Certified Scrum Trainer® and Agile coach with 25+ years in software and 20+ in Agile. Runs hands-on, learn-by-doing sessions grounded in servant leadership.
Eric Tucker is not only an excellent SCRUM trainer he is an excellent teacher in general and I can not say enough great things about his SCRUM Master Certification course. I feel like I spent two days having a blast and was somehow tricked into learning a ton of material. You know the material and teacher are good when learning doesn't feel overwhelming or exhausting.
Candice PackSr. Manager R&D at Ethicon, Ethicon, Inc.I completed the Certified ScrumMaster training through Skillbook Academy. My trainer, Eric Tucker was great at keeping our class engaged, providing enough breaks and getting consensus within our class on all of our subjects relating to the CSM exam
Felicia KettemanSenior Delivery Lead, OCLCEric Tucker, my instructor was awesome as he facilitated the course! He was very knowledgable and his experience as a Scrum Master instructor was cascaded throughout the fun learning environment that he maintained. I definitely recommend potential students to choose Skillbook Academy for your certification needs
Gerod WashingtonProgram / Management Analyst, Kymber Consulting GroupI was looking to augment my profile and experience with an agile certification. Having already been a practitioner of Lean Manufacturing principles, it was easy to grasp the framework of Scrum. What made it further simpler was the way Eric conducted the workshop. He made the content highly engaging and easy to grasp. Highly recommended.
Hrucha MehtaSalesforce Business Analyst, MuniPaaSThank you Skillbook Academy for a great course. Eric Tucker was a fantastic instructor. He made the course engaging, interactive and informative. Thanks again Eric for your insight and guidance.
Stefanie A. AubeCustomer Success Manager, TradingHub
Eastern Time
Thad Payne is an Agile Transformation Consultant, SAFe® Practice Consultant (SPC®), Release Train Engineer, and instructor with more than a decade of experience helping organizations improve the way they deliver value. His experience spans Enterprise Agile Transformations, Agile Release Train Leadership, Lean-Agile Coaching, Scrum, Kanban, DevOps, product delivery, and organizational change across financial services, healthcare, insurance, telecommunications, and government. Prior to his Agile career, Thad served as a Special Agent with the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI), where he developed a passion for leadership, critical thinking, coaching, and evidence-based decision making. He brings that same practical mindset into every classroom. Thad has helped organizations improve collaboration, flow, predictability, and delivery outcomes. Known for his engaging and practical teaching style, Thad believes in understanding before memorization, stories before theory, and interactive learning over slide reading. His goal is for every student to leave class with practical techniques they can immediately apply in their own organizations.
Agile transformation consultant and SAFe® Practice Consultant (SPC®) with over a decade coaching Release Trains, Scrum Masters, and leadership teams. A former Air Force special agent who teaches through stories and practice rather than slides.
Recently I did my SAFe Agilist training through Skillbook and found them really professional. I received an appropriate amount of communication before the training and all the material was shared a week before to give enough time to read the pre-training material. I would highly recommend them for SAFe Agilist training.
Ayush AggarwalSAFe is one of the Training 100% worth taking. All the participants were involved and taken into account since day1. Good pace and very, very interactive. We ended up feeling like a real team. I really hope we can see each other in training.
Laura CamposSkillbook SAFe LPM course was excellent. Good pace and course materials. Would highly recommend it.
Brian DonnellyI took the SAFe LPM course. And the classes were truly interactive and conversational in nature. Highly recommend it.
Sreedevi Thekkedath
Eastern Time
Daniel is passionate about driving organizational excellence through Agile methodologies and fostering a culture of innovation. With a track record of success across industries, including technology, finance, media, and more, Daniel specializes in guiding teams to deliver extraordinary results. He is known for mentoring high-performing teams and instilling a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Moreover, he contributes to Outlier AI's generative AI project, exploring the intersection of AI and Agile practices and other domains.
Agile and AI transformation expert who has delivered results across technology, finance, and media. Known for mentoring high-performing teams and instilling a culture of continuous improvement.
This course was wonderful and Daniel is an excellent instructor. I currently work on a scaled project and was constantly finding tips to leverage in my work both from the content and from Daniel's instruction and examples. I can't recommend him and this course highly enough!
Monet DuvalSkillbook Academy rocks! I just finished the SAFE POPM course with Daniel as my Agile coach, and it was a blast. Daniel's coaching was top-notch - he made learning fun and engaging, and his expertise and guidance were priceless.
Nuwan WaasThe CSM course is very informative. You'll learn everything you need to know about Scrum, from the basics to the more advanced concepts. The course is hands-on. You'll have plenty of opportunities to practice what you're learning. The course is relevant to the real world.
Tameka TealSAFe is one of the Training 100% worth taking. All the participants were involved and taken into account since day1. Good pace and very, very interactive. We ended up feeling like a real team. I really hope we can see each other in training.
Laura Campos
Eastern Time
Hanna is a SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) and Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with over 14 years of experience transforming organizations through agile adoption and leadership development. She brings real-world expertise from Fortune 500 engagements with Google, Bloomberg, Facebook, and Lululemon. Hanna specializes in helping leaders and teams navigate complex transformations while building psychologically safe, high-performing cultures. Her approach goes beyond framework implementation to address the human side of change, ensuring that agile adoptions not only succeed technically but create sustainable, thriving work environments. Drawing from her background in Management Information Systems and Organizational Behaviour, along with certifications in Solution-Focused Coaching and Emotional Intelligence, Hanna creates learning experiences that resonate with both analytical and people-focused professionals. She is passionate about empowering leaders to drive meaningful change through authentic, results-driven agile practices.
SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) and Professional Certified Coach with 14+ years guiding agile transformations at Fortune 500s. Pairs framework expertise with building psychologically safe, high-performing teams.
Very interactive and productive course. I enjoyed meeting people from around the globe and learning about scrum.
Alba Rodriguez CastañonLead Business Analyst, Absolute LabsGreat course that kept me engaged and taught Scrum in an enjoyable way that helped me easily pass the test.
Vic PSkillbook SAFe LPM course was excellent. Good pace and course materials. Would highly recommend it.
Brian DonnellyThe concepts that were a part of training were explained to the cohort in a very interactive manner and the discussions throughout the 2-day training sessions were extremely productive. The diversity and range in work experience in the class was extremely helpful in sharing and exchanging different ideas and approaches. So I highly recommend people to take this training.
Uttkarsh Kumar Singh
Eastern Time
Melissa is a SAFe® Practice Consultant and Lean-Agile Coach with 10+ years of experience leading successful lean agile transformations impacting 10000+ individuals globally. She's led numerous successful transformations and held key roles in IT leadership, coaching, and agile practices across various industries. Her teaching style emphasizes real-life examples and practical ideas, reflecting her values of compassion, positivity, and empathy. She specializes in Training, Agile Coaching, Scaled Agile Framework, Agile Methodologies, and Agile Project Management, bringing a comprehensive skill set.
SAFe® Practice Consultant and Lean-Agile coach with 10+ years leading transformations that impacted 10,000+ people. Teaches with real-world examples, practical ideas, and empathy.
This was a great course and Melissa was awesome, very knowledgeable and willing to explain things as needed. She kept the training light hearted but also called out things that we needed to know either for the exam or for real life. I would highly recommend Melissa.
Shad SwensonMelissa is an experienced lecturer, who has deep experience about the topics she has taught. Tool usage was optimum. The class atmosphere and all the other attendees were also amazing.
Aysin Kuran UmanI took POPM SAFE certification course and it was beyond my expectations, the organization and information delivered by Melissa White was really great and valuable. I'm really satisfied I decided to take this course. Much recommended.
Anna MazurenkoMelissa is very knowledgeable. She made the class fun, engaging and interactive. I especially loved the breakout sessions. She gave real life examples and lots of simulations to help our understanding. She also gave a lot of tips on how to study for the SAFe exam. I passed my exam on my first attempt. I absolutely enjoyed her class and would recommend it any time!
Eva NdangamMelissa White was a phenomenal instructor. She has so much knowledge and real world experience and she shares it in an engaging and entertaining way. I was sad when the class ended, as we had formed a fun little community.
Becky Courington
Eastern Time
With nearly 20 years of experience spanning engineering, product, and agile leadership roles, Daniel Chow is passionate about building resilient teams, scaling product delivery, and fostering cultures that thrive. His mission is to help individuals and organizations unlock sustainable performance without compromising well-being. Daniel is also the co-founder of a software company where he explores the intersection of AI, product design, and human-centered experiences, leveraging his full-stack development skills to bring ideas to life. Beyond his professional work, he gives back to the community as a volunteer organizer for Calgary Agile, volunteer lead at Ronald McDonald's House Charities, and as a martial arts instructor focused on youth empowerment.
Agile leader with nearly 20 years across engineering, product, and coaching. Focuses on building resilient teams and sustainable delivery, and co-founded a software company exploring AI and human-centered design.
Daniel made the training super enjoyable and taught it in a way that really stuck. Earned my certification just a few days after our class.
Jessica KingMy course with Daniel at Skillbook was really great and I can very much recommend everybody that's interested in SAFe to participate in any of his courses.
Christian AnderssonRecently I did my SAFe Agilist training through Skillbook and found them really professional. I received an appropriate amount of communication before the training and all the material was shared a week before to give enough time to read the pre-training material. I would highly recommend them for SAFe Agilist training.
Ayush AggarwalJoin for the increase of knowledge, stay for teamwork and collaboration, leave behind great memories with your cohort! Thank you, for facilitating a great workshop, engaging so vibrantly with our team, and leaving us with lots to think about and work with in the realm of product management and agile methodologies.
Christiane Marie Canillo